Dynamic memories with faster random and sequential access

  • Authors:
  • C. K. Wong;D. T. Tang

  • Affiliations:
  • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York;IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York

  • Venue:
  • IBM Journal of Research and Development
  • Year:
  • 1977

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Abstract

This paper extends the dynamic memory proposed by Aho and Ullman in two directions. Instead of a shuffle permutation, block shuffles are introduced. By choosing suitable block sizes, faster random and sequential access may result. Another direction of extension comes from the addition of a reverse cyclic permutation, which results in even faster random and sequential access. Analyses for both the worst and the average cases are given. Generalizations to arbitrary radices are also discussed.